But did you know you could actually lock your Social Security number to block cybercriminals and better protect your data?

Americans are polarized on many issues, but there’s at least one program that continually wins nearly everyone’s support: Social Security. It isn’t subject to the fluctuations of the stock ...

Your Social Security number is important for finding employment, filing your tax return and applying for lines of credit. It can also be a pain to recover if thieves get a hold of your SSN and use it ...

Adults age 60 and older are especially devastated by big fraud losses because they have less scope to recover those funds.

I have been saving up some emails from readers who want to know how other government benefits might affect their eligibility for Social Security, or vice versa. In other words, ...

Though President-elect Donald Trump has often promised to protect Social Security, he has not explained exactly how he would save the beloved – but financially troubled – entitlement program.

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Readers are concerned that his campaign proposals would put Social Security’s finances on thinner ice, endangering their payments. By Tara Siegel Bernard Americans are polarized on many issues ...

David Bowie might not want to be a richer man, but most of us would like to be richer, and annual Social Security-related ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) calculates your monthly retirement benefit based on the amount of income you earned.